11 January 2011

SERBIA/ UKRAINE: PM Says WTO Talks With Kyiv Are Tough Sledding.

BLOOMBERG/

   Serbian PM Mirko Cvetkovic (pictured) will visit visit Kyiv to win Ukraine’s consent for membership in the WTO.
   Belgrade applied for WTO membership in 2005 but its efforts have lagged.
   “Talks with Ukraine have not been smooth for any country, so Ukraine will remain the last country that we need to see how to reach the agreement,” said Cvetkovic.
    The government also is negotiating with Brasil, Switerland and El Salvador, and may sign an agreement with Canada by the end of this month,